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Dadoo, that article seems to riase more questions than it provides answers.Lots of finger pointing but no culprit.I do hope your inspection services in the U.S. can run some tests and determine the risk for people.Replacing drywall can be an enormous expense ,especially if that’s not part of the problem.I’ll be trying to follow this one as it may be bigger than just Florida.

first its the kids toys from china, now its their poison sheetrock. I think they’re trying to kill us all. Doesn’t any one look at the spec sheets before buying anymore? or was the shortage so bad noones had time. I hope it turns oout to be something else. Those poor people dont need to remodel again, do they? at least wait for another hurricane.

This is no surprise considering how poorly Katrina was handled. I’m sure a lot of standards went down just to try to get people back into homes. Too bad for those people who have already been through enough.

It’s just another liberal media scare, IMHO.We need to have the Chinese buy or bonds and T-bills to float Pres o’s financial package.We know that the Chinese do not make good plywood.Now they don’t make good drywall?So we can sue the Chinese distributors for negligence and take that off what we owe China on the T-bills!

Ya, another liberal media scare…tell that to the thousands of people that have to rip that inferior crap out of their houses because it’s corroding their pipes and wires and killing their appliances….It would seem to me that it’s more like a conservative corporation trying to make a better profit on the backs of the American public

“Fun” or not, I’m so tired of people here especially calling stuff like this “liberal media scare tactics”. Let’s leave political agendas away from LJ.

It’s pretty well known that plenty of people here hate the liberals and they aren’t afraid to admit it. This isn’t about Liberals, this is as pointed out, about companies being too conservative and wanting to make a bigger profit, no matter what the cost to the end consumer.

This sucks for the homeowners since they really had no control over building materials used. However, if you are a builder it proves that you need to do your research and know what materials you are using.

I blame the Republicans!!!! They’re old, out of touch, and hate change. HAHAHAHAHA! Why does every topic in the Coffee Lounge turn into politics. I thought it wasn’t allowed. It’s funny to see topics like Vote and Stimulus Package pop up. I come to LJs to get away from all that crap. let’s try to keep this lounge light and fun. Sorry Dadoo for ranting on your post. Great topic. Can someone tell me what exactly is going on with the drywall? Is it molding or rotting or something like that?